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BENSON, Lucy Ellen
BENSON, Lucy Ellen Lucy was born on August 29, 1920, at her farm home in Paducah, Kentucky. She was the second child of six born to Richard and Dora Whittaker. Lucy passed on March 30, 2013, preceded by two sisters and a brother. She was married to Fred Benson in 1942, until his death in 1974. She married Roy Gallagher in 1986, until his death in 2003. She leaves behind a brother, Larry Whittaker, and sister Evelyn Sabo, as well as her daughter, Carolee McKee. She also leaves four grandchildren, Keri Sullivan, Jana Harper, Dale McKee, and Darci McKee, as well as seven great-grandchildren, Kira and Keli, Tyler, Evan and Dayden, and Chayce and Jack. She also had many nieces, nephews, and their children and grandchildren.